mwad مواد

Tunisian Derja · noun

“mwad” (مواد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning school subjects.

Meanings

1. school subjects
2. products, substances

Usage

Mwad is the plural of madda. At school and university, it refers to the subjects taught: "9adech men madda 3andek ?", "el mwad el asasiya" (the main subjects). It is also used for categories of products: mwad tajmil (cosmetics), mwad tandhif (cleaning products), mwad ghidhaiya (foodstuffs). In this second sense, the word almost always appears followed by a complement specifying the type of product. The register is neutral and common.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mwad” but also “mawad”, “mouad” and “mwed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mwad” on the Arabic keyboard